Rich Synthesis Tutorial series

Reply to Rich Synthesis Tutorial series on Sat, 31 Aug 2019 15:48:22 GMT

reallyusefulplugins — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 15:48:22 GMT

We've put up a series of beyond-the-basics synthesis tutorials on our youtube page:

So far we have:

beyond sine tones
envelopes
polyphony with [clone]
acid filters
note sequences
neat FM
synth strings
plucked strings
wavetable oscillators

The patches and some other bits are up on our site:
https://reallyusefulplugins.tumblr.com/richsynthesis

Feedback/requests/suggestions welcome!

Reply to Rich Synthesis Tutorial series on Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:32:24 GMT

JMC64 — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:32:24 GMT

Hello,
Thank you a lot for providing these. I watched the whole serie in a raw. Your clips are very interesting and I am waiting for the next ones to come.
Really enjoyable is the "instrument" approach : strings, pluck strings, rich oscillator.
Some small criticisms if I may :

One would expect some choices which are made to be explained (i.e. expr~ $v1>$v2) or why 2051 points in the table for the wavetable.
The same for resonance of filters ( which BTW a missing info in Pd docs, the higher limits are rarely stated)
To better fit the title of the video serie, would it be possible to reach more realistic sound ?

Some suggestions : FM bells, Wind and Sea, Wind chimes, Percussions and Drums,..

Hope this helps

Reply to Rich Synthesis Tutorial series on Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:40:24 GMT

reallyusefulplugins — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:40:24 GMT

Hey thanks for the feedback. really happy that you got something from the videos and thanks for taking the time to watch them and give some feedback. Good point on the details - we've been trying to keep the videos short and compact, so some issues get skirted over, but I think you are right - these things should be explained.

I'm not quite sure what you mean about realism though - the title is "rich" which for us implies lots of less realistic things. FM is very rich, but doesn't have to simulate anything specific! That said, those are all good ideas - some chime ones will come soon I think. We have a percussion one coming soon, but this will be more about emulating classic synthesised drums rather than simulating real drum sounds. Andy Farnell does some really good PD things for wind and sea in his Designing Sound book, so I don't think we can really add much there, although perhaps video tutorials of these things would be nice too.

Again - thank you so much for watching and writing!

Reply to Rich Synthesis Tutorial series on Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:52:22 GMT

JMC64 — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:52:22 GMT

Hi,
Totally forgot this point : Not being an English native, I wanted to congratulate you for the quality, the clarity and pronounciation of the voice and of the text. This is a real "plus" compared to many videos when the speaker mumbles behind the ambient noise!
Looking forward for the next set!
Cheers

Reply to Rich Synthesis Tutorial series on Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:06:27 GMT

Boran Robert — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:06:27 GMT

@reallyusefulplugins I watch the whole youtube series on your tutorials. Great material to learn. Thanks for sharing good knowledge.